Good morning! Hopefully you got more sleep last night than Tuesday. It will be mostly cloudy in Albany, with a high of 43. Gov. Andrew Cuomo remains in New York City today with no as-of-yet announced public schedule. Perhaps we’ll get a glimpse of his post-election political thinking when Steve Cohen, his former secretary, speaks this morning on WGDJ. At noon, labor and progressive leaders will hold a press conference at the Legislative Office Building with Rep. Paul Tonko. Here are this morning’s headlines…

It will take officials several weeks to count the vote in the 46th State Senate District, where Cecilia Tkaczyk leads Assemblyman George Amedore, R-Rotterdam, by 139 votes. A court hearing is scheduled for Friday afternoon, but boards can receive absentee and affidavit ballots until Nov. 19. (TU/Daily Gazette)

Additionally, there are affidavit ballots filed by SUNY Albany students who had trouble voting in person on Tuesday. Five polling places were combined in one location at the university, and several students found out their names were not on voter rolls. (TU)

Glenn Blain: “It is not extinct, but it is comatose,” said Baruch College political scientist Doug Muzzio about the state GOP.//Muzzio said the party has fallen victim to surging Democratic enrollment and poorly chosen candidates, such as 2010 gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino.//“They’ve had lunatics and lightweights,” Muzzio said. (DN)

New York City Councilman Eric Ulrich conceded to Sen. Joe Addabbo, D-Queens. (NYP)

New York City officials are in agreement: blow up the current Board of Elections. (NYT)

Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s victory speech: “While I will continue to advocate fiercely for the residents of the 53rd Assembly District through this term with the commitment, dedication and devotion I always have, over the next few months, I will be evaluating my plans to seek re-election to the New York State Assembly.” (NYP)

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand beat Wendy Long by 45 points, a margin that exceeds a record set by Sen. Chuck Schumer. (UPI)

“For purposes of forging a bipartisan agreement that begins to solve the problem, we’re willing to accept new revenue, under the right conditions,” said House Speaker John Boehner. (WP)

Chris Cilizza on Cuomo 2016:If Clinton and Biden stay out, the governor of New York starts the 2016 race as the frontrunner. (Yes, those are big “if’s” but we are talking about a race that’s four years away!) (WP)

“My activity with President Obama was just another chapter in the leadership I’ve tried to show in this state, which is people care more about getting things done than they care about partisanship,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday. “And I’m going to continue to conduct myself that way.” (DN)

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